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System and Method for Accurate Application and Curing of Nail Polish

a nail polish and curing technology, applied in the field of nail polish curing system and method, can solve the problem of significant time between the application of the base coat and the drying of the top coat, and achieve the effect of improving the curing effect and reducing the time between the application and the curing

Active Publication Date: 2019-10-17
FEEDBACK LLC
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The patent describes a nail polish application system that includes a nail polish applicator and an energy source. The system is designed to apply curable nail polish to a user's nail by selectively curing the polish on the nail. The energy source emits energy to cure the polish on the nail during a first curing stage, which may be limited to the boundary of the nail. The energy source may direct energy to the boundary of the nail or to a specific area within the boundary. The system may use UV light or a mirror to apply the energy. The system may also include a sensor to detect the boundary of the nail and a seal to protect the applicator. The technical effects of the system include improved accuracy in applying nail polish and a more efficient curing process.

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Further, when applying a base coat, intermediate color coat(s), and a top coat, the underlying layer may need to mostly or fully dry prior to applying the next layer, which may result in a significant amount of time between application of the base coat and drying of the top coat.
The resulting cured gel coat is often stronger than traditional nail polishes, lasting anywhere between one and four weeks before chipping, flaking, and otherwise being damaged.

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[0037]A system for accurately applying and curing a gel coat to the nail plates of the fingers or toes may include a housing 10, as shown in FIG. 1. It should be understood that, as used herein, the term gel coat and gel polish generally refers to any photo-curable nail polish, whether curable by a UV or other source. Housing 10 is illustrated generally as a box with side walls 12, top and bottom walls 14, and front and rear walls 16 (rear wall not visible in FIG. 1). Front wall 16 may extend only partially toward bottom wall 14 so that an opening or other entry 18 is provided. As is described in greater detail below, opening 18 may be sized and shaped so that a user may insert one or more fingers and / or toes into housing 10 so that the nail plates of the finger nails and / or toe nails are completely within the housing. It should further be understood that although illustrated generally as a box, housing 10 may take other suitable forms that house one or more of the components descri...

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Abstract

A nail polish application system may include a nail polish applicator to apply a curable nail polish to a nail of a user. An energy source may emit energy to selectively cure the curable nail polish. A sensor may be provided to detect a boundary of the nail of the user. The energy source may be configured to direct the energy to (i) the detected boundary of the nail during a first curing stage or (ii) to an area within the detected boundary of the nail during the first curing stage, and to (iii) avoid directing the energy to an area outside the detected boundary of the nail during the first curing stage.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 791,930, titled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATE APPLICATION AND CURING OF NAIL POLISH” and filed on Jan. 14, 2019, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 657,138, titled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATE APPLICATION AND CURING OF NAIL POLISH” and filed on Apr. 13, 2018, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]Nail polish is typically applied to finger and / or toe nails by hand using various coats. A first base coat is applied to the nail plate, which may serve to protect the underlying nail, as well as to facilitate adhesion of upper nail polish coats to the nail plate. Following the base coat, one or more color layers are then applied to the base coat on the nail plate. Then, a top coat is applied over the color coat(s) to strengthen and protect the nail polish, which may...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45D29/11A45D29/22A45D29/00A45D34/04
CPCA45D2029/008A45D29/004A45D34/04A61Q3/02A45D29/11A45D29/22A45D29/00A45D29/18G06F3/1208G06F3/13H04N1/00005H04N1/00238H04N1/00246H04N1/00278H04N1/405
Inventor LEONG, BRADLEY
Owner FEEDBACK LLC
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